The story behind
The song Libre, with a duration of 3 minutes and 31 seconds, is from the album Historias, released by Ricardo Arjona on April 19, 1994. This album is considered by some to be a key point in the career of the Guatemalan singer-songwriter, even receiving a rating of 4.5 stars from Jason Birchmeier at The Allmusic.
Ricardo Arjona, born in Jocotenango, Guatemala, has explored a wide range of musical genres throughout his career, from ballads to Latin pop, rock, and more recent fusions. His lyrical style is distinctive, frequently addressing themes of love alongside socially relevant issues. In his discography, which by 2011 included thirteen studio albums, he has touched on topics such as racism, immigration in songs like Mojado and Puente, or religion in Jesús verbo no sustantivo. The album Historias, of which Libre is a part, performed well, with several of his works reaching the number one position on charts such as the Billboard Top Latin Albums in the United States and Argentina.